Hinged structure



U. C. THIES HINGED STRUCTURE Filed Dec. 12, 1929 May 31, 1932.

stru'ction for cooper-ationwith a hinge topro vide a finished appearance atthe' point of Patented May 31," 1932 UNITED; isfrArn s oss ca t teem cl rains, on steam 'omofnssrcno I This invention relatestoxthe construction 7 ofhinged members such as doorsand the/like.

One of the objects of the invention s the provision of a filler hinge attachment.

\ Another'object of the invention is theprovision oifaifi-ller member for'door hingesiand x0 thelike which-is inexpensive to produce and which may be readily; mounted in reversed positions. o

gather objects and advantages-oi the invention will be apparent from the following description, the appended claims, andcthel-accompanying drawings e i In the drawings which disclose a preferred embodiment oi the -invention- Fig 1 is-a fragmentary elevational'view of 7 ahinged structure constructed in accordance with thisinvention; -Y V Fig. 2 is a sectional vlew on-theiline 2-2 of p Fig. 3 isa sectional view on the line 3 3iof Fig, 11; and i Fig.4 is adetail of a hinge filler member. a In itsi llustratedj form" theinventionzisapplied to a. hinged member 10 shown in the 1 form; ofa? sheet. metal door such as is. used in hotels, ofiices and factories. In SllCll construc- I tions theparts used should be readily assembled and; dismantled with'a minimumoi labor and loss of material of the structure are they may be used inavariety of combinations, and are usually made interchangeable so that a-Hvariety of structures may be fabricated from a minimum stock ofparts The doors, for example, are prererably provided with reversible hinges so from either side of the door frame toswingflm either direction;

' This'inventiondiscloses a manner of door construction which permits such usage and *whlch, in addition, providesneat appearance for a door which may be quickly mounted in anydesired position. V .o z

, :Qn;the door lo isa-hinge -llnattached thereto by some. suitablemeans, such-'as the atta h:

,Hmjenn v STRUCTURE;

Application filed December 12; 1929. Ser al No; 413,532;

tachedto-the edge 150i the door and received in anindentedon cut away depression, as at 16, so that the plate portion 17 of the hinge wilt-lie flush with the door edgel5; III-the 7 sheet metal door shown the stile surfaceis cut away and a backing plate 18" is provided-for the. attachmentof the hinge; the backing plate being preferably a member of siniplegconstandard width:

. The component parts generally made so that that they may be hung ing plate 18.

shown, the: hinge is a metal member of rigid, form,i,prov1ded= with extending ends 19 which maybe attached to thedoor edge in some suitablemanner such as by welding. The backing plate vl 8"is providedwith syn 1-.- metrically positioned attaching means for the o hinge suchias t-h tapped holes 20 which match 'the hingepplate attaching screw holes 21- so that the hinge'll may be attached inreverse manner to enable the door tobe hung for eitherright hand or left hand operationwithout inversion ofthe door itself. a j I a The cut away portionldextends across the full widthxof the door stile so that the hinge late may be; attached with the hinge: pin on either: side. Vhen standard hinges are used it becomes necessary to supply a filler ,memher to take. up the space .between'the end :22 of the hinge and' 'the surface 23 of the 7 door opposite-the hingepin 24 was; the hinge plates are generally provided in a single which is notlong enough to extend fully across the thickness of'the door. Such a filler piece --is provided in the member 25? which" may be made as a casting; althoi'ighiie i preierably constructed I from -sheet-metal, as shown; The illustrated formof' filler member comprises a plate portion26 having holes 27 therethrough to.=1p;er mit passage of-the hingeattaohing. screws 13, and havinga formed'filler portionsuch as, theupturned end portion 28 to which is attached-a flange extension 29. The plate portion a 26' is" preferably positioned between i the door and the hinge plate 17;, being shown positioned against thegouter face'of' the back- It isprefe'rabl y held securely in position by means of the Zhinge'and the attaching screws1'3. Theend'portion 28 -is so positioned with relation, to the hinge at taching hole p itions. that whimt 0 .611 ber 25 :held' in clamped position" theupturned porti n: 28- will. lie flush V w th h su'r-f' 0; THE GLQBE" wnnmcnn company;

I posed would present an ugly unfinished ap face 23 of the door.

The holes 27 in the plate 26 are preferably elongated laterally to permit exact registration of the outer surfaces of the filler piece and the door face even though there may be slight errors in the hole positions in the various parts. The 01'- tion 28 is equal in length to the depth 0 the depression 16 and fills the end thereof to provide an unbroken surface for the side of the door opposite'the hinge pin. The extendin flange 29 is turned inwardly to lie flush witfi the surface 15 of the door, abutting and lying flush with the outer side of the hinge plate to give a neat and finished appearance. The space adjacent the hinge end 22 if left expearance upon opening the door and'this is effectively corrected by the filler member 25 whose flange extension 29 may be provided in a variety of lengths to accommodate doors of varying widths.

The hinge attaching holes 20 in the backing plate 18 are symmetrically arranged with respect to opposite sides of the door 10, and may be provided in pairs, as shown, to cooperate with a single row of holes in the hinge plate. The holes in the filler plate 16 are arranged to correspond with the hole positions in the hinge plate. The hinge 11 may be changed from left hand to right hand opening by a mere reversal of the hinge plate 1 The openings 27 in the filler member 25 being coordinated with the attaching holes in the hinge plate 17 the filler member 25 is also adapted for use on either side of the door by simply reversing the member 25 upon reversalof the hinge plate.

While the form of apparatus herein described constitutes a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to this precise form of apparatus, and that changes may be made therein without departin from the scope ofthe invention which is defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:;

1. In a construction of the character de scribed, a hinged door, a reversible hinge attached to an edge of the door and terminating short of the door face, said door having an edge wall provided with a depression extending from one side to the other for receiving said hinge, and a separate reversible filler member detachably mounted adjacent said hinge and filling'the space between the end of the hinge and the face of the door.

2. In a construction ofthe character described, a hinged member, a hinge therefor, and a separate detachable filler member having an attaching portion positioned between said hinged member and hinge and having one surface lying flush with the face of the hinged member and having another surface lying flush with the side of said hinge.

3. In a construction of the character dep U M k scribed, a hinged member, a hinge therefor, a separate removable filler member positioned adjacent the hinge and having one surface flush with the side of said hinged member and an adjacent surfaceflush with a side of said hinge, said filler member having a length substantially equal to the length of the hinge, and means for reversibly attaching said hinge find said filler member to said hinged mem- 4. In aconstruction of the character described, a hinged member, a hinge therefor, a filler member having an attaching portion positioned between said hinged member and hinge and having an end portion lying flush with the face of the hinged member, and fastening screws for said hinge, said attaching. portion having openings for accommodating said screws in various positions of adjustment of the filler member.

5. In a constructionof the character described, a door, a reversible hinge therefor extending from one side of the door almost to the other side thereof, and a sheet place y the hinge, an upturned end portion positioned flush with the face of the door, and a flange extension flush with the outer side of the hinge.

7. In a construction of the character described, a door, a reversible hinge therefor, a separate removable filler member ositioned between said door and said hinge, and means for reversely attaching said hinge to said door'so the door may open to either side, said filler member having openings therethrough for the passage of said attaching means and having an end portion lying flush with the outer side of the hinge and a 7 door face.

8. In a construction of the character described, a door, a hinge therefor, a sheet metal filler member comprising a plate portion adapted to be held between the door and the hinge, an upturned end portion extending flush with the door surface, and a flange portion extending between the end portion and the end of the hinge, said flange portion being positioned flush withthe face of the door and abutting the endof the hinge.

9.v In combination, a door, a hinge therefor, said door having an edge wall provided with a depression extending from one side to the otherof the door edge for receiving said hinge, and aseparate detachable filler sion between the end of the hinge and the face of the door.

10. In combination, asheet metal door, a

reversible hinge therefor, said door being provided with a depression in the door edge for receiving said hinge, an attachingmemher for said hinge positioned within said door and secured thereto, means for attach- 11.'A sheet metal filler member of the character described, comprising a plate portion havinga series of attaching holes, an up turned end portion adapted to lie flush with a side of a door, and an inturned flange ex-. 1 tension on said portion adapted to abut and lie flush with a door'hinge.

' In testimony whereof I hereto afiix inysig nature.

URBAN 0. Trims CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,860,438. May 31, 1932.

URBAN C. THIES.

it is hereby certified that the name of the assignee in the above numbered patent was erroneously described and specified as "The Globe Wernieke Company whereas said name should have been described and specified as The Globe-Wernicke Company, as shown by the records of assignment in this office; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Cffiee.

Signed and sealed this 30th day of August, A. D. 1932.

M. J. Moore,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

